The Court of Auditors issued a negative opinion on EU expenditure for the sixth consecutive year.

Omissions

• The sixth consecutive adverse opinion refers to the audit of the 2024 financial year, which was published in October 2024. The error rate decreased to 3.6% in 2024 compared to previous years, though it remained material and pervasive.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Court of AuditorsThe estimated level of error in spending from the EU budget has decreased, but it remains a concern... we issue an adverse opinion on EU budget expenditure
• SecondaryAgence EuropeFor the sixth year running, the Court of Auditors has issued an unfavourable opinion on EU budget spending
• SecondaryEUcrimFor the sixth consecutive year, the auditors issued an 'adverse opinion' on EU budget expenditure: the estimated error rate is 3.6%